Sacramento Express
# Sacramento Express

The Sacramento Express were a professional American rugby union team that played in the short lived PRO Rugby competition. They were based in Sacramento, California, and played their home games at Bonney Field.

## History

In early November 2015, PRO Rugby launched its Facebook page and scheduled an announcement for November 9, 2015. On November 9, 2015, PRO Rugby made an official announcement outlining its plans and a framework for the competition. USA Rugby affirmed that it sanctioned and supported the PRO Rugby competition. PRO Rugby announced its first team, Sacramento, on November 18, 2015.

In February 2016, Luke Gross was announced as the head coach of the new Sacramento PRO Rugby team.

The league reportedly had begun extending contract offers to select players by mid-February. In early March, the league made its first official announcement regarding player signings when it announced that Italian international Mirco Bergamasco would be joining the Sacramento team. Sacramento and other teams started convening their players in mid-March 2016 to begin training.

On December 20, 2016, all PRO Rugby players received notice their contracts will be terminated in 30 days if progress is not made towards resolving disputes between the league and USA Rugby.

## Venue

* Sacramento
* Bonney Field
* Capacity: 11,442

## Current players and staff

### Roster

The squad for the 2016 PRO Rugby season:

| Sacramento roster |
| - |
| Props Toke Kefu Olive Kilifi Valdemar Lee-Lo James Reddey Eric Fry Estephan Tuamasaga Hookers Ray Barkwill Josh Inong Lagakali Tavake Cam Falcon Locks Rich Knight Robert Meeson Sione Sina Matt Doubek | Loose forwards Langilangi Haupeakui Sione Latu John Quill (c) Kyle Sumsion Ryan Koewler Scrum-halves Joshua Holland Jope Motokana Chris Saint Ronald Dwyer Fly-halves Harry Bennett Alex Hodgkinson | Centers Mirco Bergamasco Nemia Qoro Alipate Takiveikata Cody Jerabek Wingers Rashad Harbor Shane Moore Jojo Tikoisuva Fatai Vailala Fullbacks Garrett Brewer Ryan Thompson |
| (c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped. |

### Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| - | - |
| Head coach | Luke Gross |
| Assistant coach | Kevin Battle |
| Assistant coach | Fred Waititi |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Taylor Masten |

## Season summaries

C=Champions, R=Runners-up, W=Wooden Spoons :

| Competition | Games Played | Games Won | Games Drawn | Games Lost | Ladder Position | C | R | W | Coach | Details |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 PRO Rugby season | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 / 5 | | | | Luke Gross | 2016 Sacramento Express season |

### Leading players

| Seasons | Captain | Most tries | Most points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2016 | John Quill | Olive Kilifi (3) | Mirco Bergamasco (77) |

### Coaches

| Coach | Tenure | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Winning Percentage |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Luke Gross | 2016 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.00% |
